Aviation International News

Aviation International News | September 14, 2018

Thousands of drones are expected to be used to assess property and infrastructure damage in the wake of Hurricane Florence this week in the Carolinas. There will be thousands of drone pilots out flying for this event for sure, Airbus Aerial president Jesse Kallman told AIN. Aerial matches satellite and drone data and images with proprietary analytics and software tools for a clientele that includes utilities, insurance companies, and government agencies. Early estimates of the potential property...

Aviation International News | September 05, 2018

Most striking air traffic controllers at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport and some domestic airports in Ethiopia have returned to work after union leaders agreed to some concessions with the country’s civil aviation authority on Wednesday. According to the Flight Service Bureau’s OpsGroup, qualified controllers again staff the Addis area control center and tower, thereby restoring normal safety standards. However, nine leaders of the Ethiopian ATC Association remain in jail...

Simple Flying | January 17, 2020

Canadian operator WestJet is planning a new transatlantic service. The Boeing 737 operated flight would be used to connect Canada’s Halifax to Manchester in the United Kingdom. The seasonal flight is set to operate over the 2020 summer period. WestJet is launching its third route from Halifax to the United Kingdom this summer. Accompanying its existing routes to London and Glasgow, the new connection will be operated by a Boeing 737 aircraft. Launching in June, the route will remain in ope...

ch-aviation | January 16, 2020

Qatar Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Deutsche Bahn (DB) the German railway operator, offering its passengers connections to and from eight key destinations in Germany, according to a press release issued by the airline. The Oneworld carrier currently operates 35 weekly flights between Doha Hamad Int'l and the German cities of Frankfurt Int'l (2x daily), Munich (2x daily), and Berlin Tegel (1x daily). Under the DB deal, Qatar Airways passengers will be able to connect ...